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“Japan has decided not to send senior officials to the Beijing Olympics in February — a move that will align it with the U.S. diplomatic boycott over China’s alleged human rights abuses,” MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin wrote in his tweet. Griffin is a senior producer of The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, one of the network’s primetime news discussion programs. His tweet referred to Japan’s decision to join the U....

Virginia’s election was called for Glenn Youngkin, a Trump-endorsed Republican, following a competitive election cycle that saw McAuliffe’s initially strong lead narrowing over the last several weeks. Youngkin, the former co-CEO of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, has not held public office before but has now become the first Republican governor elected in Virginia in more than 10 years. The last Republican elected to the position was Robert McDonnell, who won office in 2009 and served from 2010 to 2014....

With Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition having recently released, now is an appropriate time for Rockstar to address certain Grand Theft Auto 5 myths. The game is being re-released again for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and maybe certain rumors, especially the Mount Chiliad Mystery, will finally either become a reality or be disproven. RELATED: It’s Been 10 Years Since Grand Theft Auto 5 Was Revealed And GTA 6 is Still Nowhere to Be Found...

Nevertheless, storage remains one subject that has flown (mostly) under the radar throughout the build-up between announcement of the two consoles to their impending launch. Throughout their life cycles the PS3 and Xbox 360 have allowed for a variety of hard drive capacities - providing consumers the opportunity to decide which console option (and HD size) is the best option for their personal situation, relative to price. Yet, considering the PS4 and Xbox One are not launching with more than one SKU - are release day gamers going to be stuck with too little storage in this next-gen?...

Coach Tite was due to name his 23-man group on Friday March 2nd, but on Tuesday the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed that the call-ups would be postponed until March 12th. READ MORE: Understudy Firmino can lead | Tite confirms 15 players for WC | Tite’s tactical evolution The Selecao meet Russia and Germany next month as the Brasil Global Tour returns to Europe. “We have a different situation from other call-ups,” said technical coordinator Edu Gaspar on Tuesday....

The pair have been instrumental in PSG’s dominance of French football since linking up at the start of the 2017-18 season, scoring 115 goals between them across all competitions. Luka Modric broke Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s decade-long stranglehold on the Ballon d’Or last year and former Chelsea and Marseille striker Drogba has no doubt PSG’s potent attackers will join that illustrious group. He told Le Parisien: “Neymar and Mbappe will one day win the Ballon d’Or....

PSG went down 1-0 to rivals Marseille on Sunday, but the match was marred by an incredible finale in which five players were dismissed. Neymar, the world’s most expensive player, was the last of those to see red after striking Alvaro Gonzalez on the back of the head. The Brazilian alleged afterwards he had been the victim of racist abuse from Alvaro, who denied the accusations. The results of a disciplinary tribunal were revealed on Wednesday and Neymar has had a third match added to his ban as a suspended sentence....

PSG signaled the club will take “appropriate action” against Neymar after he failed to report for training Monday. Neymar’s father and agent then said to Fox Sports the club was made aware he would not be returning to Paris for another week. But the forward appears to be nearing the Parc des Princes exit after Leonardo gave an explosive interview. “Neymar can leave PSG, if there is an offer that suits everyone,” he told Le Parisien....

However, Neymar Jr. feels it is no laughing matter, considering the kind of rough treatment that is meted out to the ‘Gloden Boy’ of Brazilian Football. “Do you think I want to suffer tackles all of the time? No, it is painful, it hurts,” he said. “After the games, I stay back for four or five hours putting on ice, it’s complicated but if you haven’t experienced that you will never understand....

Neymar has scored 11 goals in 12 Ligue 1 appearances for the French champions this season and has been used on the left and as a number 10 by coach Thomas Tuchel. PSG released a statement this week insisting they would not be forced to sell Neymar to satisfy Financial Fair Play regulations and Draxler hailed the value of the Brazilian’s versatility. “We know that Neymar has great skills,” the midfielder told Goal....

Neymar produced a dazzling display as PSG thumped Bordeaux 6-2, scoring a sensational free-kick and a penalty either side of an assist for Edinson Cavani. PSG 9/2 to win Champions League Meunier was also on target – along with Julian Draxler and Kylian Mbappe – as Unai Emery’s side handed Bordeaux their first defeat of the Ligue 1 season. However, having been held to a goalless draw at Montpellier last weekend, the Belgian right-back was unwilling to get carried away by their latest result....

When throwing an eclectic mix of personalities and temperaments into one giant melting pot, it is inevitable that tempers will occasionally fray. dabblebet: Get the latest PL title odds There have been countless examples of that happening down the years, with Barcelona the latest in a long line of clubs to have seen the boundaries of acceptable behaviour blurred in the heat of the moment. Here, Goal takes a look at six such incidents, starting with the most recent addition to the roll of shame…...

The mystery team is St. Louis, who have covered four games in a row, the last two in shutouts of Oakland (52-0) and Washington (24-0). The Rams’ belated-but-strong rally hasn’t gone unnoticed by oddsmakers and wagerers. The Rams (6-7) are 3.5-point home favorites vs. 10-3 Arizona on Thursday night. The point spread puts handicappers to the test. It’s one thing to handle going-nowhere clubs like Washington, but the Rams are now moving up in class against the Cardinals, who won the first matchup between the teams on November 9, 31-14 as 7-point favorites....

Goodell, league officials and a group of owners met with a group of players and union leaders on Tuesday, and owners continued the discussions among themselves on Wednesday. Goodell said owners did not discuss the possibility of individual teams disciplining players for refusing to stand at attention during anthem because “it wasn’t necessary.” Nearly all of Goodell’s 15-minute news conference following the conclusion of owners’ meetings in New York focused on the anthem issue, and the commissioner held to the same basic line throughout the session: The NFL believes players “should stand for the national anthem,” but it will not make them....

No, it’s definitely not. We’re all going to flip-flop on these guys at least 20 times before Week 1, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t start the process now. With that said, here are our initial thoughts on the QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs drafted in Round 1. MORE: NFL Draft Tracker NFL Draft 2017: Top fantasy football rookies RUNNING BACKS Leonard Fournette, Jaguars. This might seem like a crowded backfield with T....

Bush has all of that as one of the most-complete linebackers in this draft. Bush had 18 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 11 pass breakups and was an aggressive hard-hitting linebacker for the Wolverines — one who was not afraid to show his own personal style with his draft-day attire. The personality match with Pittsburgh is perfect. The Steelers have been looking for a replacement for Ryan Shazier since he suffered a spinal injury in 2017....

Who the Arizona Cardinals will select first overall is a mystery, though the smart money continues to be on them sensationally selecting a quarterback for the second year running. Kyler Murray remains the favourite to hear his name called first in a class in which the deeper talent is actually on the defensive side of the ball. Here we look at where Murray stands among this year’s crop of quarterbacks, and rank the top five players at each position....